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    Lizzie Janes Drugs and Behavior Within Hollywood’s movies depiction of drug addiction‚ many have failed to represent all true aspects that come along with such lifestyles. The movie‚ The Basketball Diaries‚ is based off a novel Jim Carroll wrote from his own diary entries. As a teenager growing up in the sixties‚ Carroll reveals his progression of drug abuse which eventually leads him addicted to heroin.Heroin is a white powder derived from morphine found in opium. It is commonly prescribed

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    Coach always says that offense sells tickets but‚ defense always wins games. I always wondered what she meant by that until we played our 1st game and‚ I experienced what it would feel like if we would not have played any defense. They grabbed offensive board after offensive board and never once did we box out. The other team looked like all-stars playing against us but never once did we all stop to think about what our coach told us until halftime. We all went in the locker room and contemplated

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    People tend to show their lack of consideration for those who they don’t show much sympathy towards. This lack of consideration can encounter many problems between individuals. Many differences are conveyed in the book Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll. Although both Scott Kalvert’s film and Jim Carroll’s novel portray Jim as a character who hides his true feelings from everyone in his life‚ their leads major barriers‚ Kalvert’s interpretation of the play while examining his own behaviour and change

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    analysis I chose The Basketball Diaries written by Jim Carroll. The book was first published in the United States by Tombouctou Books in 1978‚ then published and reprinted by Penguin books in 1987. James Dennis Carroll was born on August 1‚ 1949 in New York. He was of Irish Descent and grew up on New York’s Lower East Side. In the sixth grade his brother took notice to his literary talent‚ so he encouraged him to pursue it. Apart from writing‚ Carroll was an all-star basketball player throughout his

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    REACTION PAPER ON BASKETBALL DIARIES MOVIE On this story‚ upon reading the title‚ I thought it will focus on basketball game and competitions but I think I am wrong because it was really about a young man who had bad experiences and struggled to survive. Early in the film‚ it shows a good friendship of Jim and his friends and where they studied in a Catholic School and a scholar through playing basketball together. It also shows how intelligent Jim is on writing which is great. Unfortunately

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    right side. Not at anyone or anything unless they got in my way but that wouldn’t matter much because I would aim fairly high….I guess it would just release some tension.” However‚ attorney for the Paducah families‚ Jack Thomson claims that Basketball Diaries should be held responsible for Michael Carneal’s “spiraling decent into depression” Carroll counters the attorney’s argument‚ claiming that answers are being looked for in the wrong places. Carroll claims that it would not have been “boyish”

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    Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop in diameter and high mounted to a backboard at each end. Basketball is one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports. A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. A field goal scores two points for the shooting team if a player is touching or closer to the basket than the three-point line‚ and three points if the

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    Q. Who invented basketball? A. Dr James Naismith B. Micheal Jordan C. Shaquille O’Neal D. None of the above ANS. Dr James Naismith Q. It is the kind of sport that using a ball to shoot. A. Badminton B. Basketball C. Volleyball D. Table Tennis ANS. Basketball Q. It is well known proponent of Basketball. Who is he? A. John Jacques B. David foster C. Dr. James Naismith D. James Gibb ANS. Dr James Naismith Q. Dr. James Naismith was born in what year? A. 1861 B. 1867 C. 1874 D. 1894 ANS. 1861 Q.

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     Michael Jordan‚ one of the greatest players to ever play the game‚ stated this quote. Many basketball players go through arduous practices and work outs to ultimately get acknowledged. It is more likely for people to be driven to be successful through a continuation of failures and losses. MJ does a great job motivating individuals to work hard and put forth only the best effort. Not only does this apply in basketball‚ but it also applies to everything in life. This sport requires much patience and teamwork

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